Some questions regarding this week's Bible Lesson (version 1.00)

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1. How can you "pray without ceasing?"
2. What is the value of praying without ceasing?

1. What in the creation story is the basis for the sabbath rest?
2. To whom does "the Lord" refer in Bible citation #7? (Hint: In each case, check to see whether the passage is a quote or paraphrase from the Old Testament or from the Apocrypha?)

1. What does it mean to "believe on the Lord Jesus" as described in Bible citation # 8?
2. Though Mar 9:28-29 is not included in this week's Bible Lesson, what is its relevance to "belief" and "lack of belief" to which Jesus referred?

(Mar 9:28-29, TEV, state: "After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive the spirit out?" "Only prayer can drive this kind out," answered Jesus; "nothing else can.")

1. What is the biblical basis for overcoming despondency, depression, and futility?

1. What does the Bible state to be "the reward for doing good?"
2. What is "the second death?"
3. How is one saved from "the second death?"

1. To each of us in our daily lives, what is the importance of Jesus' question and follow-up answer, "Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works," as found in Bible citation #21?
2. To each of us, what is the significance of Jesus' statement, "I am the real vine, and my Father is the gardener," as found in Bible citation #22?